Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tyrannicide

/taɪˈɹænɪsaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
tyran-ni-cide
IPA
/taɪˈɹænɪsaɪd/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The killing of a tyrant.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Someone who kills a tyrant.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French tyrannicide, from Middle French tyrannicide, from Latin tyrannicīda. Equivalent to tyrant + -cide.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /taɪˈɹænɪsaɪd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

tyrannicides (plural)

Derived Forms

tyrannicidal

Questions

How do you pronounce tyrannicide?
The recorded pronunciation is /taɪˈɹænɪsaɪd/.
What does tyrannicide mean?
The killing of a tyrant.
Where does tyrannicide come from?
It is traced to French.

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